Quatschmacher

Thanks for the clips!

Do you happen to have any sound clips of the bass? I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to know how the piezo sounds. Really interested to hear the comparison of piezo soloed, humbucker soloed, and the two blended. Have a free bump!

[quote name='giblett123' post='746069' date='Feb 15 2010, 05:35 PM']hi there, It's really good! the natural sound isn't quite as bright as as jazz but is v close & the eq on this think is so powerful it only takes a slight treble boost & your there! I've found an Ed Friedland "Bass Whisperer" review that has some sounds on it, hope this helps: [url="http://www.bassemporium.com/newsletters/0208newsletter.html"]http://www.bassemporium.com/newsletters/0208newsletter.html[/url] Cheers.[/quote] Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question and for the link to the sound clips, it was most illuminating.

Just out of interest, how well does this reproduce the sound of a Jazz bass when playing with just the bridge pickupup on? Reason I ask is that when i had my Jazzes I mostly just used the bridge pickup; I also love the sound of Precision basses, so this combination (with the Jazz-width neck too) seems ideal. Free bump for a beautiful instrument.

Mmm, the longer this sits here, the more tempting it is. Do you happen to have any sound clips of this?

Hi, it's spelled "St[u]e[/u]rling" not "St[u]i[/u]rling". I thought I'd point it out, not to be pedantic, but so that you can amend your title so that anyone searching for one will find it easier. These are great basses - I play one.

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='352078' date='Dec 11 2008, 07:30 PM']well i prefer the look and feel of the smaller body. thats it really! the UV's are full fender size while the MV and RV's are slightly downsized. [/quote] Fair enough, thanks for the reply. Having never had the fortune to play a Sadowsky perhaps you could tell me - does it nail the passive Fender tone?

If someone would just buy my house (without trying to rip me off) then I'd buy this in an instant! Chris, just wondering why you were looking for an RV5 as opposed to a UV5, I'd be interested to know.

Do we get to see a reshoot of the top photo once the bass is sold? :brow:

[quote name='plumbob' post='316058' date='Oct 27 2008, 06:39 PM']Just need tp develop and patent a fret lowering system , and I'm sorted !!![/quote] Sorry to hijack (free bump though). You mean one like [url="http://www.mikeyguitar.com/index.asp"]this[/url]?

These have been selling on ebay in the UK for around £1400 over the last few months.

[quote name='BassKS' post='298199' date='Oct 3 2008, 12:34 AM']hey Quatschmaker.... I can sell you a MIJ '62 RI (made in 91) P pup.... I just had mine replaced witha PJ EMGs, i know i know but I need a workhorse that will do everything and look traditional. pup can be yours for 25 quid posted.[/quote] That's very kind of you. I have however ordered a new camera and am broke again.

Just to clarify: position 1 is not quite the same as a Stingray. A Stingray's pickups are wired in parallel, double pickup Sterlings have this position wired in series. (However, single H pickup model Sterlings do have this position wired in parallel.) So on the HS model, postion 1 is the same as position 3 on a single H model. Sill a great sound but doesn't quite have the more clicky treble of the parallel wiring.

Clarky, I sent you a PM.

I've been thinking about getting one of these for a while now (presuming it's the one with an alder body and US vintage pickup originally) - I actually had one on hold at Ishibashi for a week before I decided I needed to save the money for a new camera. If this had had the stock pickup then I may well have changed my mind!

Oh man, this is so tempting. I've got the cash burning a very big hole in my pocket, but I'm supposed to be saving for a new camera. I guess you're local too - I'm in Sheffield.

How about running your bass through a Sadowsky outboard preamp? That might give you what you're looking for.

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Free bump for a [b]great[/b] amp. I just tried one out today that is for sale local to me and [i]loved[/i] it. Sadly it's [i]way[/i] too big for what I need it for - I was looking for something I could take on the train if necessary. I don't think my arms would still be able to function at a gig if I had to carry one of these to it! The separate control over the tweeter and woofer gets some amazing sounds. TBH the amp sounds great flat, but there's so much scope to dial in loads of other great sounds. Oh how I wish i had a car of my own, I'd have bought the one I tried in a heartbeat. Good luck with the sale!

Where are you based?

These are great basses for the money. I played one for a few years which I borrowed from our drummer. I'm pretty sure they're actually 35 inch scale (which is why I didn't buy my own). Free bump.